5 Things to Know About Neil Young’s Buried Album Toast

Neil Young didn’t lose the album Toast—he deliberately shelved it. He called the 2001 Crazy Horse sessions too dark to release.

The album sat unreleased for 22 years. Young felt the world wasn’t ready for its heavy, somber tone.

Toast finally came out in 2022. Young decided the time was right after more than two decades.

The album was recorded with Crazy Horse. It’s part of a series of raw, emotional sessions from that era.

Young has a history of sitting on material he finds too personal or bleak. He only releases it when he believes listeners can handle it.